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New Technologies Released for Licensing Engineering & Physical Sciences Case
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2014129
Active color controllable membrane
coating, sensing, display
2014134
Selfdoping materials for solutionprocessed organic ntype thermoelectrics
advanced materials, thermoelectrics
2014140
Flexible porous aluminum oxide films
coating, flexible materials
2014151
Corroles for clean substrate attachment by "click" chemistry
sensing, imaging, catalysis
2014167
Regenerative Thermophotovoltaics
thermophotovoltaics, power systems
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2005124
Modified viral capsids as targeted delivery vectors for diagnostic and therapeutic agents
drug delivery, reagent, imaging
2012099
Compositions and methods for the treatment of respiratory conditions via NKG2D inhibition
drug lead, respiratory
2014108
3D differential phase contrast imaging by computational illumination
medical imaging, research tool
2014122
Individualized helmet for improving brain measurements
MRI / MRT positioning
Healthcare
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Patents Awarded – April 2014 Heterologous expression of extremophile heat shock proteins and chaperones in microorganisms to increase tolerance to toxic compounds Inventors – Douglas S. Clark, Timothy Whitehead, Frank T. Robb, Pongpan Laksanalamai, Anchalee Jiemjit Patent Number – US 8,685,729 B2 Licensing Status – Available
Colorimetric bioassay for perchlorate Inventors – John D. Coates, Mark L. Heinnickel Patent Number – US 8,685,892 B2 Licensing Status – Available
Compositions and methods for modification of biomolecules Inventors – John C. Jewett, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Ellen May Sletten, Chelsea G. Gordon Patent Number – US 8,703,936 B2 Licensing Status – Available
Researcher and Entrepreneur Toolkit New records in international IP filings attest to the importance of intellectual property in the global innovation ecosystem 2013 international patent applications surpassed recordsetting 200,000 mark. University of California, with 398 published applications, is the top applicant among educational institutions. US and China were the main drivers, accounting for 56% and 29% of total growth, respectively. China surpassed Germany to become the third largest filer. Panasonic of Japan overtook ZTE of China as the largest filer. more
Answers to frequently asked SBIR/STTR funding questions more NIH joins NSF Innovation Corps (ICorps) program Through its partnership with the NIH, ICorps will advise researchers on intellectualproperty, reimbursement systems, regulatory strategy, and commercialization game plan. more
NSF research opportunities for undergraduates NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation
by undergraduate students in any NSFfunded research areas. more Most recent award to Berkeley: Cybersecurity and Trustworthy Systems Research; Principal Investigator: S. Shankar Sastry; CoPrincipal Investigator: Chris Hoofnagle; Award Amount: $300,000.
Five accelerator programs to help you launch your startup Acceptance rates – between 1 and 3% – are notorious for being more competitive than Ivy League schools. Read on for each accelerator's typical funding amount. more
Paul Graham's lessons from 630+ YC startups: high I.Q. isn’t everything Graham took the stage at The Launch Festival to share some lessons learned after nine years guiding entrepreneurs through the mad science of startup creation and development. more
Pivot funding database for Berkeley scientific community Pivot offers a comprehensive database of $33 billion funding opportunities with a unique database of 3 million scholar profiles. more
Office and Portfolio Startup News IPIRA capitalizes on FireEye stock holdings UC owns equity in FireEye as a result of FireEye's acquisition of Ensighta Security, a licensee of security software developed by Professor Dawn Song’s research team. The IP served as the core IP of Ensighta Security. UC sold a portion of its shares, generating a total gain to date of approximately $600,000, inclusive of Ensighta's license fees, and the conversion and sale of FireEye stock. Proceeds from the stock sale are distributed to the authors, the department, and the campus according to Berkeley’s copyright policy.
IPIRA hosted equity lecture on April 25, in partnership with SkyDeck | Berkeley Discussions were centered around major equity pitfalls to avoid as an entrepreneur. Email ipira@berkeley.edu to request a copy of the presentation.
IPIRA's Industry Alliances Office facilitated new research collaboration between BASF and Berkeley's College of Chemistry The California Research Alliance (CARA) will offer funding for ten postdoctoral research projects from the College of Chemistry. CARA is led by professors Peidong Yang and Omar Yaghi; research topics will be focused on inorganic materials and techniques for the electronic industry. Academic partners include UCLA and Stanford University. more
Patentreform legislation spurs controversy among universities Though the legislation is designed to serve as a deterrent to patent trolls attempting to sue other parties, universities worry it will invariably impede their efforts to enforce their own patent rights. Carol Mimura, UC Berkeley’s Assistant Vice Chancellor of Intellectual Property and Research Industry Alliances, explained that the threat of incurring additional fees could discourage universities from filing lawsuits against actual infringers. “The provision favors large, deep pockets, not the little guys”. more
Kessler Foundation selects Ekso GT for pilot study on robotics in mobility The new study examines the effectiveness of wearable robots for neurorehabilitation and gait training. more
Amyris and BASF reach agreement for strain engineering collaboration more Amyris to begin selling biofene online more Campus News Berkeley Lab proposal for Berkeley Open Biofoundry (BOB) passes first test DARPA has awarded the Lab $1.5 million to proceed with a “Task Area 1” (TA1) design and study phase for the establishment of a biomanufacturing scientific center. The proposal was submitted in partnership with Amyris, Agilent, Lockheed Martin, and 20n Labs. more
SanDisk donates $1 million to UC Berkeley College of Engineering The donation will fund renovations to Cory Hall, home of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, and the undergraduate student Computing Lab, which has been renamed the SanDisk Computing Lab. more
JH Technologies and Leica Microsystems provide support to Dillin Lab Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to use research grade fluorescence microscopes in a Genetics Laboratory course taught by Professor Andrew Dillin. more
IPIRA and Community Events Splash by Vator, May 67, Oakland Jack London Square An event for entrepreneurs to learn how to innovate, raise money, and scale a company. Vator alumni have raised $150mm+ in followon capital. Past keynote speakers range from Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Aaron Levie (Box), Dick Costolo (Twitter), to Phil Libin (Evernote). more
Berkeley Emeryville Bio Meetup, May 7, EmeryStation Presentations by UC Berkeley students from BioManufacturing to Market program. more
University of California Technology Transfer Forum, May 8, Millbrae Westin The forum is organized by the University of California Office of the President and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system. This year's event will highlight the work of UC's 2013 Proofof Concept Commercialization gap grant recipients. more
DataBeat, May 1920, San Francisco Grand Hyatt
Hosted by VentureBeat and brings together top data scientists, analysts, investors, and entrepreneurs in big data. DataBeat is focused on helping companies increase profitability through big data and smart analytics tools. more
Mission Bay Biotechnology Vendor Showcase, June 5, UCSF This event offers opportunities for life science researchers to network with laboratory service and supply companies. Free admission to researchers and graduate students. more
Office Hours SBIR / STTR Office Hours Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital. M34 is an investment company that focuses on seed and earlystage projects being spun out of academic and corporate research labs. Typical investments range from $50,000 to $250,000 and usually represent the first outside capital deployed. M34 focuses on turning science projects into companies across a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributions. He is also a Founder of USRCA.org, a nonprofit with a focus on entrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates. Location: 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1000, Berkeley, CA Dates: 1st Thursday each month, 4:00 pm 5:30 pm To sign up, email iao@berkeley.edu
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of senior management experience. His experience spans Fortune 100 companies to Silicon Valley startups. As Chief Financial Officer, Rob has installed management control systems, created business models, run accounting departments, designed compensation programs, and managed investor, bank and auditor relationships. Rob is currently a parttime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing, a marketing company on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for two years, and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group (“VCG”), a network of executives providing consulting and management services to early stage and emerging technology companies. Rob has served as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy, and UC Berkeley Haas Business School’s and UC Davis Business School's Annual Business Plan Competitions. Location: 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1000, Berkeley, CA Dates: 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month, 3:30 pm 5:00 pm To sign up, email iao@berkeley.edu Know someone who might benefit from our newsletter? Share it! Please send any correspondence and content suggestion to ipira@berkeley.edu. Copyright © 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Property
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